Wikipedia : This day (February 17, 1949), in Heathfield, Sussex, England, is born Fred Frithan English multi-instrumentalist.
Fred Frith:: official Website : He learned his craft as both improviser and composer playing in rock bands, notably Henry Cow, and creating music in the recording studio. Much of his compositional output has been commissioned by choreographers and filmmakers…
@allmusic : Co-founder of the underground British band Henry Cow in 1968, composer/improviser/guitarist Frith moved to the U.S. in the late ’70s, where he began associations with such New York-based experimental musicians as cellist Tom Cora, harpist Zeena Parkins, saxophonist John Zorn, and percussionist Ikue Mori.
@last.fm : Frith’s first public performances were in 1967 in folk clubs in the North of England, where he sang and played traditional and blues songs.
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